Re: Prince of Persia

[kls0@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kent Squires )]

exuhag@exu.ericsson.se (James Hague) writes:

>I'm sure this is a very easy question:  Was Prince of Persia ever
>released for the Apple II?  I know that Jordan Mechner designed
>and wrote it on/for the Apple, but it was the MS-DOS and Mac versions
>that went on to fame and glory.  The current manual is for both of
>these machines, but does not include instructions for an Apple II
>version.

>I imagine that Broderbund wasn't too happy with a new Apple II game
>around 1989-90 and immediately ported it to other platforms.  But
>did they ever put the Apple original on the market?

Yes, it was released for the II (128k DHR machines anyway).  It has 
excellent graphics and animation, I think.  The animation reminds me of
Karateka (I know there's a relation :)

If you can find it, buy it - it's great.
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